Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Changez 's left arm was withered in some way , and stuck on the end of the attenuated limb was a lump of hard flesh the size of a golf ball , a small fist , with only a tiny thumb projecting from the solid mass where there should have been nimble , shop-painting , box-carrying fingers . |
| 2 | . a short drive from the capital , is one of the Punjab cities where Nawa Shariff is strongest . |
| 3 | From Cambrian times onwards temperatures had been alternating between warm , moderate and glacial . |
| 4 | Rewards of a more subtle kind thus have to be substituted . |
| 5 | What we have witnessed in recent years is a subtle change whereby the courts , often without alluding to the authorities mentioned , have reviewed decisions to test their evidentiary basis . |
| 6 | She tried to move away , disturbed by the realisation that her feelings towards him had undergone a subtle change even though she could n't quite define it . |
| 7 | Within each caste there existed numerous subdivisions , which allotted members a ranking vis-à-vis each other . |
| 8 | Can I ask you though if you are gon na sneak out and smoke in the conservatory er not in that passageway along there , cos the smoke detectors |
| 9 | Short term supplementation with vitamin C reduces the cell proliferation to normal values possibly by reducing the S-phase duration . |
| 10 | Polite , friendly , neither intense nor passionate in their responses , they do not appear to have strong opinions either about chess or about their own future . |
| 11 | By talking a lot , loudly , and expressing strong opinions early on , and frequently . |
| 12 | Rex is a man of strong opinions unflaggingly put into practice . |
| 13 | But do n't you think that gen that Harlow generally has that feeling ? |
| 14 | I 've never noticed that badge before . |
| 15 | It occurred to him that he had not worn his best clothes for many weeks ; not since that confusing afternoon when some of Buddie 's friends had rushed through the house carrying boxes , cases and sacks that must not be discovered when the police came to search the place . |
| 16 | A horrible damp stifling smell then filled his lungs . |
| 17 | She squeezes again , and this time a great glob of Teint Naturel extrudes itself from the narrow aperture on to her middle finger . |
| 18 | For most people , a penny on or off the standard tax rate — that formulation again ! — pales into insignificance compared with their pre-tax income , the inflation rate , the size of their pension and their mortgage interest rate . |
| 19 | Arrange the plants side by side and cut a thin sliver from each stem so that the two wounds exactly match when brought together . |
| 20 | At the first pruning , take each stem down to a suitable bud , so that ideally it is reduced to no more than 3–4 inches ( 8–10 cm ) in length . |
| 21 | The cash limits were intended to reduce the social cost of distortionary taxes elsewhere , to impose ‘ financial discipline ’ in the hope of attaining a performance that was closer to that which was cost-minimizing for any output , and to increase the bargaining power of management in wage negotiations . |
| 22 | All Lakewood acoustics are built from solid woods throughout — top , back , sides , edge-binding , the lot — and these two are essentially the same guitar , but with different decoration and different woods for the back and sides . |
| 23 | One top dealer used to take the odd afternoon off , and secretly work for another licensed dealer nearby , taking his commission payments there cash in hand . |
| 24 | ( The General Next to God , Collins ) Many of his far-reaching proposals only came to fruition during the social reforms after the Second World War . |
| 25 | They were a large group including the Anderson cousins and were all amused to see quiet , timid Sarah so furious . |
| 26 | ‘ New bugs are wets and weeds their mummies blub when they kiss them goodbye while seniors such as me hem-hem stand grimly by licking their slobering chops . |
| 27 | ‘ And do n't let that briefcase out of yer sight . ’ |
| 28 | Nobody likes answering machines , but if we are out at the bank , or out of normal hours when you telephone , please leave a clear note of your name and telephone number with your message . |
| 29 | And as they walked , Shelley could n't quite believe that she was really awake , and not just dreaming of walking beside him , close to him , his strong fingers actually touching her flesh , and the warmth of his breath against her cheek . |
| 30 | Large companies in particular , have received extensive support when markets were expanding but they can also rely on financial support in less prosperous years . |